BMJ in the News is a weekly digest of journal stories, plus any other news about the company that has appeared in the national and a selection of English-speaking ​ international media. ​

Latest highlights (20 - 26 Aug):

● A JECH study that found parental cancer has a lifetime impact on children’s ​ ​ ​ ​ education and earnings generated widespread coverage, including ITV News, The Independent and US News & World Report ​ ● An OEM study that found staff in open plan offices are fitter and less stressed ​ ​ generated global news headlines, including Newsweek, NDTV (India) and Xinhua ​ ​ ​ (China) ● A BMJ Case Report on constipation also generated international headlines, ​ ​ including Newsweek, Fox News and the Toronto Sun ​ ​ ​

The BMJ

Further coverage on research: Recent trends in life expectancy across high income ​ countries: retrospective observational study

OPIOID CRISIS CREATING DROP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN U.S. - KRMG.com 21/08/2018 ​ Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-income countries - Reuters 22/08/2018 ​ ​ Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-income countries - Business Insider ​ 22/08/2018

Also covered by: The Financial Express (Bangladesh), World Economic Forum online, ​ ​ National Health Executive online, World News, Rinf.com, Prisonplanet.com, Intnet, Before ​ It’s News, Wixx 101, Compuserve Health, LongRoom.com, BCNN1 Radio, WKZO-AM ​ Radio,

Further coverage on analysis: Renaming low risk conditions labelled as cancer ​ Cancer' isn't always a cause for alarm – or treatment - Health Sciences Institute 24/08/2018 ​

Further coverage on research: Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year ​ ​ follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study

Is this the secret of happiness, health and a long life? Oxford professor of evolutionary psychology argues alcohol has been key to mankind's survival and success - Daily Mail ​ 24/08/2018

Also in: Express.com, Blogarama, Hawkes Bay Today ​

Other coverage included: Sexual health services at a tipping point Pharmacy Magazine 20/08/18 ​ ​ Experts who say you can DOUBLE your daily SALT limit - Daily Mail 20/08/2018 (link ​ unavailable) Man flu is real and in need of an image makeover - Stuff.co.nz 21/08/2018 ​ ​ Medical Detection Dogs – the science behind the sniff - Daily Telegraph 21/08/2018 ​ ​ Consistent moderate drinking can reduce your risk of heart disease, study suggests - Body ​ and Soul 23/08/2018 Renovia Raises $42.3 Million Series B for Pelvic Floor Disorders - Equities.com 22/08/2018 ​ ​ Harvard professor calls coconut oil 'pure poison' in viral talk on nutrition - New York Daily ​ 23/08/2018 Top 5 ethical issues in medicine - The Hippocratic Post 22/08/2018 ​ One in five SME owners experience 'imposter syndrome' - Cover 23/08/2018 ​ THE COCONUT MAN SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BY NOW! - 23 August 2018 ​ Study challenges 'walking timebomb' view of TB - Daily Telegraph 23/08/2018 ​ Smile Train India Awarded Oracle Grant for Providing New Smiles to Children Born With Clefts - WebIndia123 21/08/2018 ​ Big Food Wants You To Believe Obesity is Caused by Lack of Exercise not Junk Food and the Spin Is Working - CounterPunch 24/08/2018 'Bodyguard': How Jed Mercurio became the master of British drama by breaking all the rules - The Independent 24/08/2018 GI endoscopy in patients on direct oral anticoagulants is risky : BMJ - Medical Dialogues ​ 24/08/2018 Opioid Crisis a Key Culprit in Declining Life Expectancy Rates - Committee on Energy and ​ Commerce 24/08/2018 BMJ: Pressure grows on Lancet to review “flawed” PACE trial - BioPortfolio 24/08/2018 ​ Dartmouth misconduct case highlights the mistreatment of junior scientists - STAT ​ 24/08/2018 How Sewage Can Be Turned Into Profitable Energy - Global Citizen 24/08/2018 ​ Out of Joint - Indian Express 25/08/2018 ​ Pediatric Neuropathologist on Failed Science Behind Shaken Baby Syndrome - Natural ​ Solutions Radio 24/08/2018 Equality in wealth means better health - Community News Commons 25/08/2018 ​ ​ ​ How to be a super-ager: A major series that’ll help you keep healthy, full of vigour and young - Daily Mail 26/08/2018

JOURNALS

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Research: Primary school achievement and socioeconomic attainment in individuals ​ affected by parental cancer in childhood or adolescence: a Danish nationwide register-based study

Parental cancer has lifetime impact on children’s education and earnings, study suggests The Independent 20/08/18 When a Parent Has Cancer, Kids Suffer Long Term: Study US News & World Report ​ 21/08/18 Kids whose parents fought cancer have lower grades, earn less as adults, says study Deccan Chronicle 21/08/18

Also covered by: iNews, Daily Mail, Irish Independent, ITV News online, Belfast Telegraph, ​ MSN UK, Yahoo News UK, MSN Ireland, Breaking News.ie, Irish Examiner, Irish News Online, TES Global, BT.com, Dundee Evening Telegraph, South Wales Argus, Shropshire Star + extensive local print coverage, HealthDay, Medscape, The Healthcast, Science Codex, Science Daily, Health Online, Doctors Lounge, Medical Xpress, Cancer Compass, Healing Well, Health on the Net Foundation, Drugs.com, NewsCaf, The Asian Age, MedIndia, MSN Philippines, MSN News Canada, My Times Now, Weekly Sauce, Environment Guru, The Press Online, AOL Money, The Koz Telegram, Futurity News

5 Ways to Use Your Bike to Burn More Belly Fat Bicycling.com 23/08/18 ​

Occupational & Environmental Medicine Research: Effects of office workstation type on physical activity and stress ​

Open office seating more healthy than private offices, cubicles: study Xinhua.net 20/08/18 ​ IS OPEN OFFICE SEATING GOOD FOR YOU? HOW WORK CAN IMPACT YOUR HEALTH Newsweek 21/08/18 ​ Staff in open plan offices are fitter and less stressed The Guardian 20/08/18 ​ Also covered by: UK & Ireland Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, The Times + The Times Scotland, BBC News, ITV News, The Independent, Yahoo News UK, Aberdeen Evening News, Dundee Evening Telegraph, South Wales Argus, the journal.ie, The London Economic, NHS Choices, OnMedica, Diabetes.co.uk. Dublin News, Breaking News.ie, Irish Examiner, Irish News Online, Personnel Today, Stylist, You Magazine, Click Lancashire, Northern Echo + extensive local print coverage, Ladders

International Economic Times, Moneyish, Business Standard, Business Insider Australia, Herald Globe (Australia), ABC News, KITV Honolulu, extensive US broadcast coverage, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Arizona Business Magazine, Everything Lubbock, Orlando Echo, Fortune, Philly.com, Bustle, Journal-News Online, Independent Online (South Africa), News Sun, Times of India, New Kerala, CanIndia News, Ani News India, Yahoo India, MedIndia, India4U, The Indian Express, NDTV, DaijiWorld, WebIndia, Newsroom Post (India), The Daily Sun (India), Telangana Today, Healthcare Asia Daily News, Siasat Daily, Kazakhstan ​ News.net, UA News, Global Times, World Economic Forum, OzarksFirst.com

Other

HealthDay, News-medical.net, Medical Daily, Science Daily, Doctors Lounge, Physicians Daily, Science Codex, Medical Xpress, The Healthcast, TheHealthSite, Healthy Life Zone, Health on the Net Foundation, Health Medicine.net, ScienMag, News Dog, Futurity, Working Mother Online. Workplace Insight, Lab Manager Magazine, Chief Marketer Online, HR Dive, Health Insurance and Protection Daily, Safety and Health Practitioner, Human Resources, Premises and Facilities Management, Brinkwire, NewsCaf, My Times Now, Express Digest, Mid Day. Weekly Sauce, Bioengineer, The Press Online, AOL Money, Thrive Global, Elite Daily, One News Page, Greater Sport, Fast Company, Newsgram, Treehugger

Modern myths about cancer – from ‘chemicals’ in food to wifi MSN Arab Emirates 21/08/18 ​

4 signs of prostate cancer that you can help your partner spot MSN India 22/08/18 ​

Archives of Disease in Childhood Your 7-Week-Old Baby’s Development VeryWell Family 23/08/18 ​ Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases This Is What Really Happens To Your Knuckles When You Crack Them - Unilad 20/08/2018 ​

Work Improves in Spine Patients on Biologics - Medpage Today 21/08/2018 ​ ​ Biologics may reduce work & activity impairment in axial spondyloarthritis patients, study shows: 4 things to know Becker’s Spine Review 21/08/18 ​ Two-factor interferon score, family history predict connective tissue disease progression Healio 22/08/18

MRI-Detected Erosions in Undifferentiated Arthritis May Not Predict Risk for RA Rheumatology Advisor 22/08/18

Quality Improvement Interventions Increase Contraceptive Use in Women Taking Teratogenic Medications - Rheumatology Advisor 23/08/2018 ​ Biologic Therapy Improves Work Productivity in Axial Spondyloarthritis - Rheumatology ​ Advisor 23/08/2018

BMJ Case Reports FULL UP Man, 24, with ‘megarectum’ almost dies after his bowel filled with so much poo it ​ BURST – causing his organs to shut down - The Sun 21/08/2018 ​ Constipated man with a 7-inch 'megarectum' had bowels so 'filled with faeces' they BURST - ​ Daily Mirror 22/08/2018

Also in: Newsweek, Mystyle News, Daily Mirror (Eire), Fox News, Health Breaking News, ​ Times of News, Fitness Health Yoga, Health, Ars Technica, TheHealthSite, Health.com, The Leader Post, Toronto Sun, CANOE, Ottawa Sun, Edmonton Sun, Nine.com.au, Today’s Farmer, London Free Press, Winnipeg Sun, World News, Gizmodo UK, St Lucia News Online, Metro, Tech Times, Advocator

SPOT CHECK What is the MMR vaccine, what are the side effects, when was it introduced and why was it linked to autism? - The Sun 21/08/2018 ​ Teenager Left Vomiting In Severe Pain After Her Fallopian Tube Twisted Four Times - The ​ ​ Stars Post 21/08/2018 TWIST AND SCREAM Teenager left vomiting in severe pain after her fallopian tube twisted ​

FOUR times - The Sun + Scottish + Irish Sun 21/08/2018 ​

Indian boy, 12, is left with BLUE nails because of a vitamin B12 deficiency normally found in vegans - Daily Mail 21/08/2018 ​ Also in: Brief Report ​

Why You Should Not Flush Your Contact Lens Down The Toilet Or Sink - Forbes 19/08/2018 ​ Woman has contact lens removed after 28 years - Optician 21/08/2018 ​ This is what happens when a contact lens gets stuck in your eye. (For 28 years.) MSN ​ South Africa Also in: India Post, MSN Canada ​ Is there a link between synthetic cannabis and cardiovascular disease? Medical News ​ Bulletin 22/08/18

Man almost goes blind after he was infected with roundworm parasite from eating raw chicken sushi Daily Mail 23/08/18 ​ Also in: LADbible, Deccan Chronicle ​ Can turmeric help fight cancer? Beauty Bible 23/08/18 ​ Can turmeric help fight cancer? Irish Daily Mail 25/08/18 (link unavailable) ​ 11 year old UK girl develops bilateral cataracts Optometry Today 24/08/18 ​ Corneal graft performed on 9 year old with rare genetic condition Optometry Today 24/08/18 ​

Unusual case of child with blood-stained tears Specialty Medical Dialogues 25/08/18 ​ Autistic South Korean man DIES after drinking out of dehumidifier Health Medicine Network ​ 26/08/18 Also in: Daily Mail ​ BMJ Open Infection rates of high risk oral HPV in England found to be lower than expected - News ​ Medical Life Sciences 20/08/2018 More Than One in 50 People in England Carry Cancer-Causing HPV Virus - Study - Sputnik ​ News 19/08/2018

Also covered by: Daily Express, Evening Express, ScienceDaily, Medscape, MedPage ​ Today, Yahoo News UK. All4Women (South Africa), OnMedica, Science Blog, Medical Xpress, MedIndia, European Pharmaceutical Review, Dental Review News, News-Medical.net, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, Dentistry Today Online

6 easy swaps to lower your sugar intake - Healthista 21/08/2018 ​ How Cutting Added Sugar Helped One Woman Lose 180 Pounds and Counting Everyday ​ health 21/08/18

Managerial help for depressed employees linked to lower absenteeism rate: study HR in ​ Asia 21/08/18

Could stock shortages derail this year’s pharmacy flu vaccination campaign? Chemist + ​ Druggist 22/08/18

40 Fattening Food Habits We Learn as Kids MSN India 23/08/18 ​ Combatting the dangers of operating generator indoors The Guardian (Nigeria) 23/08/18 ​ British women now among top drinkers in world and no difference in amount men and women consume, study finds World News 24/08/18 ​ Also in: Yahoo News UK, Independent ​

Obesity may be linked to more sick days Medical News Bulletin 25/08/18 ​

Why moms to be should cut off caffeine Indian White Paper 25/08/18 ​

Should women between 70-74 be invited to undergo mammogram screening? Medical ​ News Bulletin 26/08/18

Lyme disease: obstacles to effective diagnosis and treatment Medical News Bulletin ​ 26/08/18

BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care https://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Monica-Embers-Conf-20 16.pdf - Medical Xpress 20/08/2018~ ​ What's the link between vitamin D, gum health, and diabetes? Medical News Today ​ 22/08/18 Also in: Medical Dialogues ​ Glucose Tolerance Test Market 2018 Generating High Revenue by Crossing USD 21,796.0 Million at CAGR of 10.4% Up to 2023 Digital Journal 22/08/18 ​

BMJ Open Quality Quality Improvement Intervention Increases Contraceptive Use in Women Taking Teratogenic Medications Rheumatology Advisor 23/08/18 ​

BMJ Open Respiratory Research LinkedIn opens up data to researchers to learn about the job market ITB News 21/08/18 ​ Warning over tripling in asthma cases as children return to school MSN UK + MSN Ireland ​ 21/08/18

BMJ Quality & Safety Study Shows Physicians, Nurses How They Talk to Each Other American Family Physician ​ ​ 20/08/18

Let’s be honest about the new medicine service - The Pharmaceutical Journal 21/08/2018 ​ Open medical records can spur frank talk between doctors and patients Medical Health ​ News 24/08/18 (link unavailable) Also in: many US local broadcast outlets ​ Northwell invests USD 500k in technology startup Playback Health New Kerala 25/08/18 ​ ​

BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health New research about eating, sleeping, eliminating, and snuggling WorldProNews 24/08/18 ​ ​

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Cancer Patients Treated With Step III Opioids Often Have Sleep Disturbances Clinical ​ Advisor 20/08/18

British Journal of Ophthalmology Can Alcohol Damage Your Eyesight? Those Extra Few Drinks Might Be Costing You More Than You Realise Bustle 22/08/18 ​

What Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration? All about vision.com 25/08/18 ​

British Journal of Sports Medicine Science shows how walking keeps the brain developing deep into old age Australian ​ Financial Review 22/08/18

Want to be healthier? Pick up the pace of your walk Washington Post 23/08/18 ​ Want to be healthier? Pick up the pace. SFGate 23/08/18 ​ Want to be healthier? Pick up the pace The Business Times 24/08/18 ​ Also in: Independent Online (South Africa), Safrica24 ​ ‘Americans won two world wars without stretching': NFL coach says common practice is overrated. Is he right? Yahoo Style Canada 23/08/18 ​ Also in: Yahoo France, ​

Massaging the facts Australian Men’s Fitness Magazine 23/08/18 ​

More injuries in teams where managers ignore doctors The Times 24/08/18 ​ Sorry, but sitting is not the new smoking The American Genius 24/08/18 ​

Antioxidants don't relieve muscle soreness after exercise Channel News Asia 25/08/18 ​ Also in: Business Insider, Business Standard, Reuters India, extensive US broadcast, ​ Deccan Chronicle, The Asian Age, Oman Observer, My Times Now Online, Reuters

America's toughest kayak race, goin' with the rapid flow CNN online 25/08/18 ​ Also in: Las Vegas News ​

Emergency Medicine Journal This is the bed occupancy rate each Birmingham hospital should have Birmingham Mail ​ 24/08/18

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Prosthetic users ‘tricked’ into thinking equipment is part of their body Prosthetics and ​ Mobility News 20/08/18

How to be a super-ager: A major series that’ll help you keep healthy, full of vigour and young

Mail on Sunday 26/08/18

Thorax Further coverage for immune cell damage and vaping Vaping could raise risk of cancer, study finds Newsweek 20/08/18 ​ ​ From E-Cigs to Tobacco: Here’s How Nicotine Affects the Body Healthline 23/08/18 ​ Safe? New research confirms the toxic effect of vaping Big Think 21/08/18 ​

Tobacco Control New Research Uncovers ‘One Of The Tobacco Industry’s Greatest Scams’ Bioengineer ​ 23/08/18 One Of The Tobacco Industry's "Greatest Scams" Has Just Been Uncovered IFLScience ​ 24/08/18 Also in: Science Codex, Medical Xpress, News-Medical.net, Health Medicine.net, ​ ​ ScienMag, Gizmodo India, Ubergizmo, New Zealand Doctor Online, Before It’s News

Vet Record Government accused of ‘extreme negligence’ over deal to sell non-stunned slaughtered lambs to Saudi Arabia - iNews 20/08/2018 ​ Deal to sell non-stun-slaughtered lambs to Saudis condemned - The Guardian 20/08/2018 ​ Also in: The Sun, Farmers Guardian, Sputnik, South China Morning Post, Yahoo News UK ​